In 2010, the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission (GSWCC) received funding to revise the Manual for Erosion and Sediment Control in Georgia. One of the parameters was to incorporate …
REPORT: Evaluating Channel Check Dams
In 2010, the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission (GSWCC) received funding to revise the Manual for Erosion and Sediment Control in Georgia. One of the parameters was to incorporate …
REPORT: Performance Testing of Traditional Slope Erosion Controls
Large-scale tests have been used extensively in recent years to evaluate the performance of manufactured erosion control products on slopes. When evaluating slope erosion, a full-scale slope is generally exposed …
REPORT: Performance Testing of Reinforced Turf-Lined Channels
Grass-lined channels have been widely used in roadway drainage systems for many years, in many climates and in a wide range of soil conditions. This is because a grass lining …
REPORT: Performance Testing of Sediment Retention Devices
One of the greatest problems for specifiers in achieving NPDES sediment reduction goals is the lack of quantifiable criteria for the performance of available Best Management Practices (BMPs). The effectiveness …
Report: The Evolution of Geosynthetics in Erosion and Sediment Control
Much of the development of geosynthetics technology in environmental applications has been in response to government regulations. This is certainly true for geosynthetics used in erosion and sediment control. Geosynthetics …
REPORT: Carbon Footprint Implications of the Erosion Control Response
Many geosynthetic erosion control technologies are complete only with a strong marriage to vegetation establishment. Nature’s in-place and well established success in stabilizing surface soils is the cornerstone in almost …
NEWS 2017: New Skimmer Standard
Seven years after beginning the development of a procedure to characterize the full-scale, installed flow performance of sediment pond skimmers, the procedure developed by DDRF’s Laboratory Director, Jay Sprague, has …